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Covenant » The lord making a covenant with israel
Covenant » Of God with men » Confirmed with an oath
the oath which He swore to our forefather Abraham,
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Therefore, because God wanted to make the strongest demonstration of the unchangeable character of His purpose, He interposed with an oath, so that by these two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to prove false, we who have taken refuge with Him may have encouragement strong enough to make us seize upon the hope that lies ahead of us.
For when God made His promise to Abraham, He took an oath by Himself, since He had no one greater by whom He could take it,
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Covenant » Instances of » Abraham
nor are they all children of Abraham, because they are his descendants, but the promise was "In the line of Isaac your descendants will I be counted." That is, it is not Abraham's natural descendants who are God's children, but those who are made children by the promise are counted his true descendants. For this is the language of the promise, "About this time next year I will come back, and Sarah will have a son." read more.
Not only that but this too: There was Rebecca who was impregnated by our forefather Isaac. For even before the twin sons were born, and though they had done nothing either good or bad, that God's purpose in accordance with His choice might continue to stand, conditioned not on men's actions but on God's calling them, she was told, "The elder will be a slave to the younger." As the Scripture says, "Jacob I have loved, but Esau I have hated."
Not only that but this too: There was Rebecca who was impregnated by our forefather Isaac. For even before the twin sons were born, and though they had done nothing either good or bad, that God's purpose in accordance with His choice might continue to stand, conditioned not on men's actions but on God's calling them, she was told, "The elder will be a slave to the younger." As the Scripture says, "Jacob I have loved, but Esau I have hated."
Covenant » The covenant with abraham
Oath » Attributed to God
the oath which He swore to our forefather Abraham,
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For when God made His promise to Abraham, He took an oath by Himself, since He had no one greater by whom He could take it, saying: "I will certainly bless you over and over again, I will extensively increase your numbers."
To whom did He take oath that they should not be admitted to His rest, if it was not to those who disobeyed Him?
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For the law appoints imperfect men as high priests, but the assertion about the taking of an oath, which was spoken after the time of the law, appoints a Son who is perfectly qualified to be High Priest forever.
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Therefore, because God wanted to make the strongest demonstration of the unchangeable character of His purpose, He interposed with an oath,
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For we who have believed are being admitted to that rest, just as He has said: "As in my anger I took oath, they shall not be admitted to my rest," although God's works had been completed at the creation of the world.
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So in my anger I took oath, 'They shall not be admitted to my rest!'"
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and swore by Him who lives forever and ever, who created the heavens and all that they contain, the earth and all that it contains, and the sea and all that it contains, that there should be no more delay,
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for the Levitical priests were appointed without His taking an oath, but He with His oath, when He said to Him: "The Lord took oath and will not change, You are a priest forever" --
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